St. Tammany Parish sheriff's deputies are looking for a man who allegedly approached a 10-year-old girl at a bus stop near Madisonville and asked her to come with him. According to the Sheriff's Office, the man told the child he was sent by her mother to pick her up.

The Times-Picayune

The man pulled up beside the girl after she got off of the bus near Madison Farms subdivision north of Madisonville on Oct. 17, according to a Sheriff's Office news release. The girl ignored the man's request and ran home, the news release said.

The girl described the man to sheriff's deputies as being younger than 40 and having dark hair. The man was driving a red van with gray trim, according to the news release.

Sheriff's deputies have been patrolling the area where the incident occurred, as well as other bus stops to attempt to locate the man, according to a Sheriff's Office news release. They have not received any reports of similar incidents, the news release said.

The Sheriff's Office notified the St. Tammany Parish school system as a precaution. Anyone who observes suspicious persons in an area where children are present should call 9-1-1.